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Afrobeat

Afrobeat was created by Nigerian musician Fela Kuti in 1963, synthesizing Highlife with funk and jazz influences. The genre gained global popularity in the 1970s, featuring complex polyrhythms, call-and-response vocals, and brass sections. Fela used Afrobeat as a vehicle for political activism, performing in Pidgin English and Yoruba to reach working-class Nigerian audiences.

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Relaxed Afrobeat

Relaxed Afrobeat

Relaxed ambience with Afrobeat and others influenced by Fela's style.

Afrobeat and Jazz

Afrobeat and Jazz

Jazz vibes inspired by Fela's Afrobeat.

Emo Afrobeats

Emo Afrobeats

Emo Afrobeats for reflective moods and honest emotions. A relaxed selection of soulful Afrobeats cuts with expressive lyrics, warm melodies, and beautiful guitar lines that gently pull you inward. Mostly mid-tempo and smooth, these songs aren’t sleepy — they move with feeling, depth, and emotional clarity. Perfect for late nights, quiet walks, journaling, and moments when you want to sit with your thoughts and let your feelings breathe.

Jazzy Afrobeats

Jazzy Afrobeats

Smooth, feel-good Afrobeats blended with jazz influences, including horns and wind instruments. Designed for office hours and daytime listening, creating a classy, premium, modern atmosphere. Uplifting and polished without being distracting, suitable for focused work, creative sessions, cafés, and relaxed professional spaces. Low-to-medium energy, warm, refined, and groove-driven.

Afrobeat Midday Vibe

Afrobeat Midday Vibe

An up-tempo happy collection featuring artists from Nigeria and Ghana.

Amapiano x Afrobeats: The New Wave

Amapiano x Afrobeats: The New Wave

Amapiano x Afrobeats: The New Wave - fresh releases and rising artists shaping the future of Amapiano and Afrobeats. A forward-leaning mix of next-generation African music featuring new sounds, breakout voices, and genre-blending hits across both scenes. Discover emerging talent, modern log-drum grooves, Afrobeat rhythms, and cross-genre collaborations defining today’s African new wave. Ideal for listeners tracking new Amapiano songs, new Afrobeats tracks, and the next wave of African stars.

Gym Rotation: Amapiano x Afrobeats

Gym Rotation: Amapiano x Afrobeats

Gym Rotation: Amapiano x Afrobeats is a workout playlist built for movement, focus, and sustained training. Blending driving Amapiano rhythms with high-energy Afrobeats, this rotation is designed to maintain momentum during gym sessions, weight training, and cardio. Steady grooves, rhythmic pressure, and no unnecessary slowdowns - just music that keeps you moving from warm-up to last set.

Felabration

Felabration

An afrobeat collection celebrating the artistry of Fela Anikulapo Kuti

Good Times

Good Times

A happy Afrobeats collection featuring artists from different parts of Africa.

Afro Chill

Afro Chill

Afro Chill blends smooth Afrobeats, Afro-soul, and laid-back African sounds. Featuring warm vocals and gentle rhythms, it's perfect for relaxed evenings, drives, and calm moments.

Detty December GH

Detty December GH

Detty December GH playlist is Your December in Ghana- party nights and nonstop vibes. Afrobeats, Amapiano, and club-ready jams for concerts, house parties, late nights, and everything in between.

Detty December NG

Detty December NG

Detty December playlist is Your December in Nigeria - party nights and nonstop vibes. Afrobeats, Amapiano, and club-ready jams for concerts, house parties, late nights, and everything in between.

Hustler's Anthem

Hustler's Anthem

Hustlers Anthem - motivational tracks for focus, grind, and daily ambition. A high-drive mix of uplifting hip-hop, Afrobeat, and inspirational anthems built to fuel your hustle and keep your mindset sharp. Featuring powerful lyrics, energizing beats, and confidence-boosting flows for work sessions, workouts, early mornings, and long grind days. Purpose-driven music to push you forward, stay disciplined, and keep moving toward your goals.

Choral Mix

Choral Mix

Joyful, high-energy dance playlist blending church choral traditions with modern Afrobeats and Amapiano rhythms. Features uplifting harmonies, call-and-response vocals, and gospel-inspired progressions paired with log drums and street-ready grooves. Themes range from motivation and celebration to everyday, street-lexical vibes, balancing spiritual warmth with dance-floor energy. Ideal for starting a party, pre-game vibes, workouts, weekend afternoons, social gatherings, and everyday feel-good listening. Designed to spark movement, boost mood, and bring people together—engaging enough for active dancing, accessible enough for repeat play.

Concious

Concious

A curation of modern protest songs across Africa.

Detty December UG

Detty December UG

Detty December Uganda is a high-energy playlist of Ugandan hits, Afrobeats, Amapiano, Afro-fusion, and East African party records made for December celebrations, nightlife, and end-of-year vibes.

PH Top 40

PH Top 40

Top 40 uppward trending song in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

JO!

JO!

A mid-tempo rhythmic records for a happy mood.

Raw and Rising - Vol 1

Raw and Rising - Vol 1

A playlist of the winner and shortlisted artistes for the first edition of the Josplay Artist Rise program.

Party Like Lagos

Party Like Lagos

An up-tempo collection featuring artists from Nigeria.

Josplay Staff Pick 2025

Josplay Staff Pick 2025

Josplay Staff Pick 2025 is a curated selection of the songs, artists, and sounds that shaped our year across Africa and its diaspora. Handpicked by the Josplay editorial team, spanning Afrobeats, Amapiano, Afro-fusion, Alté, Gospel, and genre-bending records.

Fela Inspired!

Fela Inspired!

To celebrate Felabration, here is a groovy playlist of songs adapting Fela's Afrobeat.

Naija Pulse

Naija Pulse

Naija Pulse - the heartbeat of Nigeria’s music scene. From Lagos to Abuja, this playlist showcases the hottest Afrobeats, street anthems, and rising stars shaping contemporary Nigerian music. Packed with high-energy hits, infectious rhythms, and culturally resonant tracks, Naija Pulse keeps you connected to the latest sounds, trends, and movements driving Nigeria’s vibrant music culture. Perfect for parties, commutes, and staying on top of the scene.

Enugu Top 40

Enugu Top 40

Top trending tracks in Enugu at the moment.

Slow Dance

Slow Dance

Slow groove to your favorite tunes.

Kano Top 40

Kano Top 40

Top 40 songs fans are rocking in Kano

Mid-Day Pop

Mid-Day Pop

A mid-tempo relaxing collection featuring artists from different parts of Africa.

Wedding Melodies

Wedding Melodies

A high-tempo owambe collection featuring artists from Nigeria.

Accra Energy

Accra Energy

High tempo. High vibes. From azonto to drill, this is the playlist for Ghana's capital sound.

Egwu Igba Nkwu

Egwu Igba Nkwu

A Celebration of Love and Tradition. Immerse in Igbo traditions with tradiitonal wedding tunes in this cultural playlist

Igbo Hustler Anthem II

Igbo Hustler Anthem II

Fuel your grind as you embark on your daily journey towards success with hustler's playlist

Igbo Hustler Anthem I

Igbo Hustler Anthem I

Fuel your grind as you embark on your daily journey towards success with hustler's playlist

Abuja Top 40

Abuja Top 40

Top trending songs in Abuja at the moment.

Top 50

Top 50

Top 50 Songs Across Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa for the week

Afro Pop Motion

Afro Pop Motion

High-energy Afro-pop and modern Afropop built to move your body and lift your mood. A bright mix of rhythm-driven grooves, catchy hooks, and smooth melodic flows from today’s leading African pop voices. Packed with danceable beats, warm synths, and feel-good vocals that keep the momentum going. Perfect for parties, workouts, road trips, and high-energy moments. Bold, modern, and clearly African - endlessly danceable and groove-focused.

Jeje Africa

Jeje Africa

Mid-tempo groovy playlist with collections from African artists for a happy mood.

Afro Gospel

Afro Gospel

Afrobeats inspired Gospel to hold a high spirit while praising God. filled with groove and energy, this playlist keeps faith and dance in the same breath.

Raw & Rising - Vol. 2

Raw & Rising - Vol. 2

Raw and Rising Vol. 2 - a spotlight on the top 20 artists from the Rise Fund program, showcasing exceptional emerging talent with standout music and strong creative direction. This playlist highlights rising voices with distinctive sound, skill, and momentum, giving them a powerful platform and starting point for wider discovery. Expect fresh releases, bold new styles, and next-wave artists shaping the future of the scene.

You & I

You & I

You & I is a warm, intimate soundtrack for love in its real form. Smooth soul, tender vocals, and gentle grooves set the mood for date nights, long drives, anniversaries, and quiet closeness. Music for bonding, reflection, and moments that matter.

Intimate Session

Intimate Session

Intimate Sessions — soft, serenading love songs curated for closeness, emotion, and romantic mood. A blend of soulful R&B, Afro-love, and mellow slow jams designed for candlelight moments, deep conversations, and meaningful time together. Expect expressive lyrics, smooth harmonies, and soothing rhythms that create a tender, affectionate vibe. Ideal for love birds, serenades, and late-night romantic listening.

Lounge Bass

Lounge Bass

Lounge Bass — relaxed, bass-heavy grooves for a smooth lounge atmosphere and laid-back Friday hangouts. A curated mix of deep beats, chilled electronic rhythms, and low-end bounce that adds energy without overwhelming the room. Perfect for evening lounging, small gatherings, after-work sessions, and weekend wind-downs. Steady, groove-driven, and mood-rich - built for social vibes and easy movement.

Afro Blues

Afro Blues

Afro Blues blends African rhythms with the soul and emotion of blues music. Expect warm guitars, expressive vocals, and slow grooves made for reflection, late nights, and quiet moments. Honest sounds, deep feeling, no pressure.

Nairobi Top 40

Nairobi Top 40

Nairobi's Top 40 playlist features popular songs, a variety of genres, and urban sounds that showcase the country's vibrant music landscape.

Waje Essential

Waje Essential

Waje Essential is a journey through one of Nigeria’s most powerful and expressive voices. From soulful ballads to Afro-R&B and pop crossovers, this playlist captures Waje at her most emotional, confident, and timeless. It’s about love, resilience, vulnerability, and strength — delivered with a voice that doesn’t rush moments, but lets them sit with you.

Good Morning Lagos

Good Morning Lagos

A smooth blend of Afrobeats and R&B featuring artists from Nigeria, that you can listen to while getting ready for work, on morning commutes or drives and walk, energizing yourself for a productive day ahead.

Grace in Chords

Grace in Chords

Grace in Chords is a chord-driven Afro gospel playlist highlighting the brilliance of African gospel music through rich harmonies, layered progressions, and powerful vocal deliveries. Rooted in African rhythm and musical expression, these songs blend vibrant grooves with uplifting praise, creating worship that moves both the spirit and the body. The playlist showcases Afro gospel arrangements built on dynamic chord structures, live instrumentation, and expressive vocals. The music is joyful, celebratory, and spiritually grounding - designed to make you dance in praise, rejoice in gratitude, and dwell in God’s presence with grace. Ideal for morning devotion, Sunday praise sessions, Christian gatherings, choir practice, and moments of joyful celebration.

Calm Acoustic

Calm Acoustic

Calm Acoustic - soft, slow-burn acoustic songs for quiet mornings, late nights, and peaceful daytime listening. Built around warm vocals, gentle guitar lines, and intimate, stripped-back production that creates a relaxed, reflective mood. Perfect for sunrise routines, study sessions, reading time, and winding down in the evening. Smooth, minimal, and emotionally grounded acoustic music for calm moments throughout the day.

Afro RnB

Afro RnB

Nothing rushed, nothing loud — just smooth African R&B with a steady heartbeat. A curated blend of Afro R&B voices, warm melodies, and laid-back grooves that create space to think, feel, and unwind. Built on silky vocals, honest lyrics, and gentle rhythm, this playlist flows with emotional clarity and modern soul. Perfect for late nights, reflective moments, and when you want your thoughts to settle into the music.

Hit Wave

Hit Wave

Hit Wave is built for momentum, clarity, and forward motion that keeps you driven and engaged.

Afro-fusion Uganda

Afro-fusion Uganda

Afro-Fusion Uganda - a curated blend of modern Ugandan Afro-fusion, soulful vocals, dance rhythms, and experimental African sounds. Discover creative Ugandan artists combining Afrobeat, Jazz, Afro-pop, R&B, and regional influences into fresh, genre-blending music. Featuring standout collaborations, rich melodies, and rhythm-forward production that reflects the evolving Ugandan contemporary scene. Ideal for listeners exploring innovative Ugandan fusion and forward-thinking African music.

William Onyeabor

William Onyeabor

William Onyeabor

Wura Samba

Wura Samba

Abiodun Oke

Okaidja Afroso

Okaidja Afroso

Okaidja Afroso

Victor Olaiya

Victor Olaiya

Victor Olaiya

Highlife

Highlife

Ghana, Igbo, Edo

Jazz

Jazz

Afro Jazz, Ethio Jazz

Juju

Juju

Afro Juju

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